Structured literature review of patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments in adult tonsillectomy or tonsillotomy

Table 2 Patient-reported outcome measures in TE/TO validated for adults

		PROM	Indication	Frequency used in Studies	Recall Period used in Studies	Validity	Reliability	Responsiveness	Development	Reference
Postoperative Outcome	Generic Questionnaires	GBI	Generic outcome in otorhinolaryngological surgery	12	6 m - 4 y	+	+	+	Robinson et al.	[15,16,17]
		WHOQOL-BREF	Assessment of QoL	1	6–8 m	++	++	+	WHOQOL Group	[18,19,20]
		SF-36	Assessment of general health	7	6 m - 1 y	++	++	+	RAND Corporation	[21,22,23]
		15D-HRQOL	Assessment of health-related QoL	2	6 m - 2 y	++	+	+	Sintonen	[24]
	OSA/SDB-Specific Questionnaires	ESS	SDB	25	6 w - 3 m	+	+	+	Johns et al. (1)	[25,26,27,28]
		SAQLI	SDB	1	1 y	++	++	++	Flemons et al.	[29, 30]
		Berlin-Questionnaire	OSA	1	2–6 m	+	+	0	Netzer et al.	[31, 32]
		FOSQ	OSA	4	3–6 m	++	++	+	Weaver et al.	[33,34,35]
	TE/TO-Specific Questionnaires	TAHSI	Tonsil and adenoid disease	1	6 m - 1 y	++	++	++	Steward et al.	[36]
	TE/TO-Specific Questionnaires	TOI-14	Chronic tonsillitis	2	1 m - 1 y	++	++	++	Skevas et al.	[12]
Perioperative Outcome		VAS/NRS	Outcome after surgery	59	1 d - 2 y	+	+	+		[37, 38]
		PONV		1	1 h - 2 d	+	++	++	Wengritzky et al.	[39]
		QUIPS		1	1 d	+	+	0	Meissner et al.	[40]

Reliability: + (one type of reliability has been tested with satisfactory results e.g. internal consistency or test-retest reliability), ++ (both types have been tested with at least good results)Validity: + (one or two types of validity have been tested with satisfactory results e.g. content and construct validity), ++ (more than two types of validity have been tested with at least good results)Responsiveness: + (responsiveness has been tested), ++ (responsiveness has been tested with good to very good results), 0 (responsiveness has not been assessed) Frequency Used in Studies: Number of studies identified in our research that utilize these questionnaire for adult patients
Abbreviations: TE Tonsillectomy, TO Tonsillotomy, OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea, SDB Sleep Disordered Breathing, QoL Quality of Life, GBI Glasgow Benefit Inventory, WHOQOL-BREF World Health Organization Quality of Life abbreviated version, SF-36 Short-Form 36 Survey, 15D-HRQO 15 Dimensions Health-Related Quality of Life, ESS Epworth Sleepiness Scale, SAQLI Calgery Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index, FOSQ Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire, TAHSI Tonsil and Adenoid Health Status Instrument, TOI-14 Tonsillectomy Outcome Inventory 14, VAS Visual Analogue Scale, NRS Numeric Rating Scale, PONV Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting intensity scale, QUIPS Quality Improvement in Postoperative Pain Management, h hour, d days, w weeks, m months, y years

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